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Someone Yarn-Bombed a Guggenheim Museum Toilet with Gold Crochet

The guerrilla intervention was in place for two hours during the museum's pay-what-you-wish period on Saturday.

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San Francisco Will Remove Statue of White Settlers Towering Over a Native American [UPDATED]

Yesterday, the San Francisco Arts Commission voted unanimously to take down "Early Days," which stands near City Hall.

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The Arts Contributed a Staggering $763 Billion to US Economy, According to New Data

That's 4.2% of the US economy — more than the entire GDP of Switzerland.

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Artist Who Created Pepe the Frog Sues InfoWars for Copyright Infringement

The meme created by artist Matt Furie in 2005 has turned into a fascist symbol and is now on sale on the right-wing website's online store.

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Australian Art Museum Drops Security Firm Accused of Abuse at Detention Centers

The National Gallery of Victoria will no longer work with Wilson Security, though it claims recent protests and petitions did not drive the decision.

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World’s Oldest Figural Tattoos Found on Two Ancient Egyptian Mummies

The 5,000-year-old mummies, which have been at the British Museum, have tattoos of a wild bull, sheep, and alphabet-like motifs.

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Giant Monet Painting Discovered in Louvre Storage and Returned to Japan

Missing for almost 60 years, the painting was found severely damaged in a Louvre storage facility.

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The Rediscovery of Picasso's Designs for a 100-Foot-Tall Bust in Florida

Pablo Picasso's "Bust of a Woman" was once slated to appear on the campus of a Tampa-area university, and it would've been the world's tallest concrete sculpture.

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Art Movements

This week in art news: a mafia member revealed new information about a stolen Caravaggio, the Metropolitan Museum implemented mandatory admission for non-New Yorkers, and a painting newly attributed to Dalí went on view.

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Faculty at UK Art Schools Strike to Protest Pension Cuts

On Wednesday, despite a snowstorm, students from the Courtauld Institute and other London art schools took part in a national strike organized by the University and College Union.

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Neanderthals Made Cave Paintings Before Modern Humans Even Reached Europe

According to new research, the oldest paintings known to man appear to be the work of Neanderthals.

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Restoring Arne Jacobsen's Modernist Copenhagen Hotel to Its Original Glory

The design studio Space Copenhagen is working to breathe life back into Jacobsen's vision for the world's first designer hotel.